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Overview: Softball is more than X's and O's. Learn how to mold your team into the championship team you always wanted. This course will help you develop and apply the skills of coaching through case study and discussion:

Discover how your coaching style can have maximum impact on your athletes;

Gain a better understanding of your players -- why they act the way they do and how to predict their responses;

Improve your effectiveness in dealing with recurring issues like playing time, teamwork, discipline, confidence, slumps and change;

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organization register for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and all additional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

Course 403: Position Play and Individual Defensive Skills

THIS COURSE IS NOT OFFERED FOR THE 2014-2015 YEAR

Overview: This course emphasizes how to analyze and teach the skills required to play each of the nine softball positions. In addition, you will:

Identifying and break down the skills required to play each defensive position;

Analyze and correct typical errors in performance;

Review and discuss situational game charts;

Accumulate drills for the practice of position play skills.

Instructors: N/A

Course Costs:NFCA Non-Member:$250NFCA Member:$225

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

Overview: This course examines the factors that must be considered when teaching softball skills and taking those skills to the next level. The class starts in the classroom and moves to the field-indoor facility for demonstration and evaluation of different types of practices and drills. In addition you will:

Take an indepth-look at planning, organizing and conducting practices from the ground up;

Evaluate sample hitting, pitching and position play practices. Also, observe and evaluate practices designed to help players develop game sense, counter offensive-defensive strategies and prepare for games.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.

**When two or more coaches from the same staff or travel ball organizationregister for the SAME class, the first coach pays the advertised fee and alladditional coaches from that staff receive a $100 discount.